Marc Hinawi
 |
|
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | מארק חינאווי |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Born |
April 12, 1997 Jaffa, Israel |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | 1500 m freestyle and 800 m freestyle |
| Club | Hapoel Bat Yam |
| Coach | Meir Levy |
|
Medal record
|
|
Marc Hinawi (also "Hinnawi" and "Hinaui"; Arabic: مارك حناوي, Hebrew: מארק חינאווי; born April 12, 1997) is an Israeli swimmer.
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, at the age of 16 Hinawi won a gold medal in the 400 meter (m) freestyle finals, setting a new world record in his age group. In June 2015, at the age of 18, representing Israel at the 2015 European Games he won a bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m freestyle.
Hinawi was born in Jaffa, Israel, where he grew up and resides. His father is Jaffa-born Christian Arab-Israeli Tawfiq Hinnawi, owner of the "Hinnawi Nicola" liquor chain and of restaurants in Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion, and his mother is Marva. He is Arab-Israeli, and is Christian. He studies at the Tabeetha School in Jaffa, and aspires to become a doctor.
Hinawi began swimming at the age of five. Since then, his club has been Hapoel Bat Yam, and his coach has been Meir Levy. He performs 11 workouts a week.
He swims freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly at various distances. Hinawi specializes in the 1500 meter (m) freestyle, and the 800 m freestyle. In February 2013 at the Israeli swimming championship he competed in the 400 m, 800 m, and 1,500 m races.
At the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in July 2013 at the age of 16, Hinawi won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle finals. He finished in a time of 3:57.73, a new world record for his age group and a personal best. As he accepted his medal, the Israeli team applauded him and saluted him. He also won a gold medal in the 1500 m freestyle, in a time of 15:33.72, setting another age group record. He noted that it was his "sixth Israeli youth record in total."
...
Wikipedia